The Moderate Middle Road

By now, you’ve certainly heard about the secession petitions sweeping the country.

By the middle of last week, there were 69 separate petitions covering all 50 states. The total number of signatures exceeded 675,000, according to a report in the Daily Caller.

These petitions reveal the depth of frustration many Americans feel. Certainly, the reelection of Pres. Obama drives much of the angst. But underlying the raw emotion of politics runs a deeper river of concern. More than $16 trillion in debt, the prospect of never-ending war, civil liberty violations and the increasingly long and heavy-handed reach of federal regulations have pushed many past the point of fed up (pun intended). Those who recognize that further centralized planning from D.C. will only result in more of the same reached a breaking point on Nov. 6. The reelection of a president who excels at war making, civil liberties violations, running up debt and adding layers of regulation finally increased the pressure to the point that the dam broke. (Not that Mitt would have been a whole lot better, but that’s a different post.)

And out vomited a torrent of secession talk.

The problem: it’s all talk.

Let’s be honest; the secession petition movement is just plain silly. If you plan to secede, you don’t send a petition to the king and ask permission. You just do it, al la 1776. Can you imagine Sam Adams and Patrick Henry sending a petition to King George III, begging him to let the colonies separate from the motherland?

Of course, the colonist did appeal to the crown. They protested. They petitioned parliament. They implored the Crown to respect the liberties of Americans. The King ignored their pleas and continued to crack down. Finally, once the colonists ran out of options, they simply declared independence.

They didn’t ask permission.

Asking the White House to let you do something is dumb. And of course, the establishment loves reporting on and making a big deal about something that will have zero effect. Let’s be honest. No state is prepared to secede. And most of the 657,000 people who’ve signed these petitions have not considered the ramifications. It would likely lead to armed conflict. Sure, it’s fun witnessing how many people can’t stand this criminal government, but how about channeling that energy into something effective?

Secession has always been act of last resort.

Understandably, the anger and frustration level grew over the last four years. We marched on D.C. and protested. They ignored us. We voted some of the bums out in 2010. We ended up with new bums. We sued in federal court. Judges put their seal of approval on expansive federal power.

But, we still have one last hope.

Nullification.

Simply defined, nullification is any act, or set of actions, that results in a particular law being rendered null, void or even just unenforceable within the borders of a state.

Nullification has always represented the moderate middle road between unlimited submission and outright rebellion. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison formally laid out the doctrine of nullification in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798. The resolutions explicitly stated that the objective was to preserve the Union, while stopping the “progress of evil,” when the federal government tries to exercise power it was not delegated. Judge Abel P. Upshur was an early defender of nullification. He insisted it was a different, more moderate path than secession.

In the first place, a State which withdraws from the Union, breaksthe Union. This is true ex vi termini, and therefore, need not be proved. But I have already shown that the resolutions of 1798, proceed upon the idea, that the Union is to be preserved; and indeed, that is the main object of resistance, as therein contemplated. In this respect, therefore, secession is not a means of resistance within those resolutions.

In the second place, the resistance therein contemplated, must be such as will, “arrest the progress of evil.” Will you be so obliging as to tell me, sir, how a usurped power can be resisted, bygiving way to it? In one way, indeed, the evil may be arrested by secession; the usurped power may be rendered nugatory, by withdrawing from its reach, all the subjects upon which it can exercise itself. I can scarcely imagine, however, that this tame and submissive idea, was entertained by the Statesmen of 1798. It appears to my humble understanding, that secession, so far from being a form of resistance to usurped power, is the precise reverse; it is neither more nor less a running away from the oppressor. And far from “arresting the progress of evil,” it encourages and invites the evil, by removing all restraint from the wrong-doer. In this view, therefore, it is not within the resolutions of 1798. (Emphasis original)

Through nullification, we can block and roll back unconstitutional expansions of federal power. It also provides an opportunity to help Americans understand the proper intended role of the federal government, its rightful relationship to the states and and the importance of checks on power. Even if a state were to attempt secession, without a proper understanding of the need for divided sovereignty and the danger of centralized power, the new government would carry into it the same evil nullification was intended to arrest.

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We don’t need to submit to unconstitutional federal power grabs. But neither is it time to sever ties from each other. We should first walk that moderate middle road between unlimited submission and outright rebellion – the lost path to liberty.

Through nullification, we can arrest the progress of evil. We can roll back overreaching federal power. And we can preserve the Union with the benefits it provides when the proper checks on power remain in place.

Jefferson called nullification the rightful remedy. He didn’t say anything about petitioning D.C. Restoring liberty and putting the Republic on the right track will take more than a few mouse clicks. Typing your name on a petition might make you feel like you’re a rebel. And it might set the media jaws a-flappin’.

But it won’t do anything to change the trajectory of the United States. I encourage all of you to get involved in a movement that can actually yield tangible results.

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8 thoughts on “The Moderate Middle Road”

“… most of the 657,000 people who’ve signed these petitions have not considered the ramifications. It would likely lead to armed conflict.”

What makes you think that we don’t already believe that the federal government is going to create an armed conflict here in the USA as a big part of it’s (United Nations) ‘depopulation” program? What makes you think that nullification of those things these corrupt treasonous individuals within the three branches of our government want into place will not cause “armed conflict”?

They have been preparing for years. Ask soldiers about the questionaires with questions like: “Would you fire on an American citizen if ordered to do so?” in them.

Think about what the hurricane in New Orleans area showed us: they (hopefully these who did this were the mercnary’s hired instea of OUR US Soldiers – but many have spoken up and said it was them, and it was wrong!) confiscated guns, food, water, and murdered people. What have you been hearing about hurrican Sandy? What has been going on with assisting the people there? Some are locked in FEMA camps without heat, hot water, and only outhouses. No one can go in to visit or assist, not sure if they can leave, but didn’t two say they cannot leave? That they stopped the people they were assisting from contacting outside the FEMA camps. This isn’t raising red flags?

I am all for nullification, have filled out and sent those forms to those “representatives” within my state with not one word sent back and no action taken that I can find. Truthfully, I don’t think we need to seceed from the USA. This government is NOT following our legitimate government anyway. We need to seceed from this adminstration – make them Null and Void. They have not kept the Oath as they are REQUIRED by the Supreme Law of this land, making them no longer meet the REQUIREMENTS of the position they occupy, but they have committed treason in the Contitutional meaning by assisting the UN takeover of the USA. They have used Election Fraud to get into positiion – very like Germany.

So use both, but personally, let’s just replace every position within this administration immediately who has not kept their legally binding Oath with those who will keep it. Plus give the replacements a temporary place to serve from while we fumigate the white house and DC. We can vote and hand count those votes.

This is up to us. Remember, the people made the states. The states created the US Constitution which is the blueprint and limits placed upon those who serve within the federal government.

I recommend Ron Paul as temporary president, wtih Judge Andrew Napolitano as temp VP, throw in Jesse Ventura, Gary Johnson, Rand Paul, etc in various other positions while we get a new non machine vote ready for the people in each state. These votes will be hand counted HERE in the USA with US witnesses and under multiple videos at each and EVERY count. This is OUR country, and our choice of government.

If the progressives were not forcing a change of governmetn upon us, then why the corporate news who is dictated to to misinform the mases? Why the hidden things going on within the federal government? Why is Agenda 21 hidden and put into place here in the USA? Why was this true propesed change not done openly?

Is it because even the New Black Panthers, the gangs, the miltary, the LEO’s would not abide by it because it would destroy their lives also? is it because mainstream masses most certainly would not abide by it. That the only people who might are those who immigrated here relatively recently from tyrant ran countries and that would ONLY be because they do/would not understand a document instead of a person as a government with the people within that government to be carrying out the duties assigned them.

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Yes the people made up the states, some people independent and others very dependent so show me the independent state of the state? Since many have subject themselves to dependence which independence state is this? The land state or the actual life state?

When is one sovereign, upon the choice to be, the act to be or the permission to be and what state is that?

When did the act of independence become the act of war since both acts are a separate act as well a separate choice?

Why is it History is so literal versus a good lessons to base our choice ability?

Yes we have seen these crimes by some who have decided they are the deciding for the entire population but we know full well in our own minds this is false. So what is cause and what creates cause and effects?

Life, People, creators, idea generators, decision makers are all one in the same are they not (view your mirror now), so this says it all, we are the cause of what ales us, we are the cause of solutions as well for no cause is possible without us. So it starts to get into ingredients of what parts are put into a choice, the agreements that are formed and the actions that are taken. Independent thinking does not create war, bad ideas, no support for life and bad choice do and these are all confirmed by the acts that do not support life do they? Yet an independent mind may create a crap load of ideas to support life all life long can’t we?

We can also keep blaming others for miss information while denying any corrective information can’t we? Since we are this life, since we are responsible for informing ourselves do we find we are as responsible to inform each other. Certainly I can assure you this only takes place after being willing to be informed independently and knowing with certainty what this is comprised of and how it is used and what it supports and knowing your part in it. Call it self awareness if you will or the discovery of you. This awareness carries with it responsibility to all that I am and this recognition now becomes the awareness of you.

The truth of this matter is we can accomplish what ever it is we wish to and all we have to know is what it is we are accomplishing because you can only accomplish something you know or have an idea about.

The two choices that really exist are to be either a part of the solution or the continuation of the idiocy or lack of such informing. This kind of says participation plays a key role doesn’t it?

Totally agree, its all talk because asking a rogue Government for anything is saying loudly they are the authority for which they carry no such authority. But then to add insult to injury is to make Rules for proper succession, Really? I have to say I am laughing here because you all are kidding, there are Rules for separation of tyranny? This only acknowledges we must play some others game like there is only one set of instructions for the Rules of engagement.

Then there is Nullification which is truly genuine in states where the federal infiltrators are not controlling it to its bitter end. So how do we nullify state Government, you know the criminals in our state that have gone rogue and only support the federal idea of authority? The people who were put in office by the same special interest as their Federal Counter parts? Can communities nullify state laws?

How do we secede from a state? We leave it, then we hope we did all our homework but the truth of this matter is there is an overwhelming amount of homework because in a normal capacity you are unable to know and understand all the laws of a state there are that many. You do your best, you get there and you discover a massive abuse in the state you moved to, what then leave again?

How do we break free in our own states and then nullify these federal false laws? But what about these state false laws?

My wife and I recently went to get our new Drivers License, ummm not so fast, you better first have proof of you, then you must provide proof you live in the state and not simply by stating and address, you have to have documents from people you do business with. What happens when you do not have a bill yet? Nothing and you must wait. Now my wife has no bills in her name plus her Birth certificate last name and present last name are not the same, plus she was married twice before. Guess what you must now get proof, to say you are who you are, WHAT?

This is only an example of the outrageousness, as well things missed that were impossible to discover without going through the process. Now I know I am not alone and I know positively people are not happy with what their states are doing as though they operate in duplication with the federal Governing body, one could question how closely are they connected?

As I become familiar with my community, their thinking, their actions and their support or denial for state ideology and work to become aware of my supposed representation and who is who I also have been taking in the discussions, the mass amount of agreement, the actual causes of our ales and then I see rules of seceding and nullification as the answer all to corrupt governing bodies and I am constantly asking myself why I even have a Declaration of Independence at all? Yet my own study undeniably without question tells me very clearly this is my foundation of the choices I make both here in my new state as well as in this country and that by doing so I will make great choices for me, my community, for my state and for my country. I am a bit confused because I have looked at the choice and declaring of Independence real hard and it is only done for the right reasons and not with the right rules, or the symbolized or written one time only rules of some other in some other experience.

Do I believe Nullification works, yes in an independent state only, are all states independent by their actions? No and if I decide to be independent is this an independent state? YES! And only in this state of independence am I able to deliver Nullification and a state as in boundaries can only nullify if the people of the state are in an independent state or sovereign state of existing.

As the successes I have seen from the activity have created no substantial results of comparison to date. Another words they have not changed the state of independence state wide mostly do to the counter agreement of Government and security which is not independent is it?

Again what is the foundation of nullification? A state of Independence? For what reason, a public way of life?
What makes it the pinnacle of such a choice, or what foundation sustains and holds this value? Is it a Public way or is it an article in the Constitution that exist? What gives it its force, its duty, its purpose to deliver, because it is written? Or is there far more to this story yet to be revealed?

Since a Constitution when used can only secure Liberty by its use and this is one article that limits what others can do and not do when applied assist in the whole of Liberty, what does Liberty actually have to do with if we look back through our lessons?

I am determined to know because I really want others to know so that when we decide, so that when we agree to such terms clarity will be our bedrock of stabilization, our picture of achievement, our ultimate choice for ourselves.
I am sure some of you think I am questioning this because I am out of my mind, but the truth is I am questioning because I want real world answers that substantiate it and make it workable beyond doubt. Yet not one of you is stepping up. Maybe you do not hold the respect for me I hold for you as LIFE.

But keep this in mind, I am as much you as you me for Life is entirely connected and is unable to refuse itself. It can attempt, and its effects will rain poor effects but its support shall do even more yet to be seen because so many refuse to participate with one another and prefer the dominant role. My purpose is to eliminate this role for it is only made up in our minds and has nothing to do with who and what we are. If you do not want it on the forum respond to me privately but these questions are valid questions and all participating would do well to discover some of these answers to strengthen this cause. After all its not just nullification we are working towards, it is the creation of Liberty to be free from those who have imposed themselves upon our live as false authority, isn’t it?